10 Deadliest Earthquakes in History

The disaster in Haiti is a testament to the sheer power of earthquakes. I've been wondering about earthquakes back through history. I poked around a little bit and I've found these to be the ten deadliest earthquakes ever:

1. Shaanxi

Country: China
Year: 1556
Death Toll: 830,000
Magnitude: 8.0

2. Tangshan

Country: China
Year: 1976
Death Toll: 255,000
Magnitude: 7.5

3. Antioch

Country: Byzantine Empire
Year: 526
Death Toll: 250,000
Magnitude: not recorded

4. Indian Ocean

Country: Off coast of Indonesia
Year: 2004
Death Toll: 230,210
Magnitude: 9.3

5. Aleppo

Country: Syria
Year: 1138
Death Toll: 230,000
Magnitude: 8.5

6. Gansu

Country: China
Year: 1920
Death Toll: 200,000 - 240,000
Magnitude: 7.8 or 8.5

7. Haiti

Country: Haiti
Year: 2010
Death Toll: 75,000 - 200,000
Magnitude: 7.0

8. Ardabil

Country: Iran
Year: 893
Death Toll: 150,000
Magnitude: not recorded

9. Great Kanto

Country: Japan
Year: 1923
Death Toll: 143,000
Magnitude: 7.9

10. Ashgabat

Country: Turkmenistan
Year: 1948
Death Toll: 110,000
Magnitude: 7.3